Gandharva failed to pass her first preliminary exam, which was supposed to be a 2–3 mark. Then, armed with the lessons learned, Gandharva conferred with several friends, fellow candidates, and successful candidates to determine what to study and how much time to spend on each.
Rathore was unfazed by his early failures and decided to press on with newfound vigour. She chose to self-study instead of following the traditional path of enrolling in coaching centres in order to navigate the complex UPSC syllabus.
Her hard work finally paid off and she passed the UPSC Civil Services Examination in 2016 in her second attempt. She secured an AIR-93, that too without any coaching.
Uniindia: Dharamshala, Nov 26 ( UNI) Additional Deputy Commissioner Kangra Gandharva Rathore administered oath to the officers and employees to keep the preamble of the Constitution paramount and work according to the spirit of the Constitution in the premises of the Deputy Commissioner s office on the occasion of Constitution Day today. He paid flower tribute at the portrait of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution.